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The
Konhomtara’s territory included "…the area of present day Sebastopol, bounded on the east by the Laguna, on the north by the Russian River, on the west by the summit of the mountains nearest the coast, and on the south by an indeterminate line that extended from the south end of the Laguna to the
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features of the present day landscape. Millions of years of stream erosion carving these mountains led to the rich soils of the Santa Rosa Plain and the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage that meandered on the vast plain. The western hills are much less pronounced in elevation, and contribute far less to
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The
Bitakomtara may have been two tribelets, with one located at the head of Santa Rosa Creek, and the other located in Santa Rosa, the latter holding the eastern Laguna lands. Bitakomtara territory occupied the land that was bordered on the north by Mark West Creek, on the West by the Laguna, on
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The rich wetlands of the Laguna were an important resource for the Pomo people. Control of these resources created a reported tension between the three Pomo tribelets themselves, and territorial borders appear to have been strictly enforced. Permission was needed to pass through each tribelet's
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Supporting the claim that these three Pomo tribelets were the occupants of the territory is the fact that there are over 80 archaeological sites that have been identified within the Laguna's historic marshlands as being Pomo. Some of the sites are on the floodplains on the western margin of the
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In that year the Laguna de Santa Rosa
Foundation was formed to mobilize public and private resources for preservation and restoration of this natural area. The Foundation has developed education programs, implemented a number of hydrological and
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dark gray clay. Deeper, typically below 46 inches (117 cm), is a gray and light brownish gray moderately alkaline clay. Wright loams are also present within the Laguna. The slope of the drainage basin is typically zero to two percent.
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territory. If, for example, the
Konhomtara wished to fish on the Russian River, they had to gain permission from the Kataictemi. (Note: The above paragraphs are based on the work of David A. Fredrickson, Ph.D. and Daniel W. Markwyn, Ph.D.)
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the south by "an indefinite line that ran from the top of Sonoma
Mountain to the South end of the Laguna" and on the east by the summit of the Mayacamas Mountains southward to the peak of Sonoma Mountain (located adjacent to Rohnert Park).
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Laguna de Santa Rosa
Foundation, founded in 1989, has professionalized and expanded the scope of its programs since 2002, spearheading efforts to protect, restore, and create opportunities for the public to enjoy and learn in the Laguna.
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The
Kataictemi held the land on both sides of the Russian River north of Mark West Creek. Their northern border was about two miles (3 km) north of present-day Healdsburg, and included the lower portion of Dry Creek.
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The Laguna de Santa Rosa provides recreation and agricultural and industrial water supply plus wildlife habitat including cold freshwater habitat. The Laguna is a complex of habitat types including freshwater
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farming. Though concerns remain relating to compliance and management of this system, Santa Rosa's wastewater treatment and management system is considered to be one of the most progressive in the nation.
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arrived with associated channelizations and intensification of agricultural uses. By the 1960s, encroachment of the vast eastern plain was almost complete, and the previously rich run of 1.6 million
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Much of the Laguna's most important habitat is in private hands, and multiple public agencies regulate various aspects of the Laguna's water, lands and natural resources. At the federal level, the
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which together, controlled about 350 square miles (910 km). These Pomo peoples were called the
Konhomtara, the Kataictemi, and the Bitakomtara, whose languages were mutually unintelligible.
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System's main plant is located in the Laguna floodplain and owns and manages adjacent lands for storage and agricultural reuse of treated wastewater as well as for habitat values. The City of
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recognized the Laguna as a wetlands of international importance. The designation, affecting 3,894 acres (1,576 ha) took effect on April 16, 2011.
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From this confluence, the Laguna turns to the northwest and crosses under East Cotati Avenue, providing portions of the boundary between Cotati and
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at milepost 9.63 and turns to the north. Just south of
Guerneville Road, the Santa Rosa Flood Control Channel enters the Laguna, bring water from
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Soil types within the Laguna are quite complex and vary by reach. Many of the soils of the immediate Laguna area are classified as Clear Lake
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encroachment into the floodplain. In the 1990s the trend began to reverse, but the watercourse is still listed as impaired under the federal
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The "South end of the Laguna" was and is as far south as the town of Cotati, approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of
Rohnert Park.
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regulates critical habitat and recovery efforts for threatened and endangered salmonid species. The state of California, through its
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ranges from slight to medium for the first 39 inches (100 cm) of depth; underlying this upper soil layer is a moderately
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access. The Foundation is now in the process of designing, funding and implementing projects to meet the goals of this plan.
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over the past century, in recent years a movement has grown to preserve and restore it both for ecological functions such as
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data in southern Sonoma County indicates the land surrounding the Laguna de Santa Rosa was under the control of three Pomo
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from adjacent cities, which eventually joined to participate in a regional sanitation district under the management of
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has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in Laguna de Santa Rosa due to elevated levels of mercury and
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species listed as threatened or endangered species are known to travel through the Laguna to spawn in its
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has played a role in analysis of water quality, especially related to sediment issues, and the
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With regard to water quality, the Laguna de Santa Rosa is listed as Impaired under the federal
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The principal source of the Laguna de Santa Rosa lies in the hills on the east side of
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The ancient Laguna of 2000 BC supported these tribes with abundant fish, fowl and
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habitat had been lost, and its water quality had reached critically poor levels.
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fish had virtually collapsed. By 1989 over 92 percent of the Laguna's historic
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At least ten bridges span the Laguna as it flows along the heavily populated
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occurred that involved lands of the Laguna watershed. In the year 1870, the
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also owns lands in the Laguna which it manages as public parkland. In the
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and minimizing discharge through tertiary wastewater irrigation reuse for
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on the floodplain that extend for miles to the east, which support many
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and its tributaries. The Laguna continues north, emptying into
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northbound, a 22-foot (7 m) concrete culvert built in 1956
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manages areas of the Laguna for flood control, and the City of
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California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
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Looking northeast across the Laguna de Santa Rosa with the
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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2063:, Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., May 1972
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and developed with participation by hundreds of Laguna
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2087:"Laguna de Santa Rosa gets international designation"
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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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The Laguna de Santa Rosa is a principal tributary of
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complex that drains a 254-square-mile (660 km)
1447:period, this entire region was submerged below the
2109:"The List of Wetlands of International Importance"
1886:List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
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2409:Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
2074:Water Quality Control Plan North Coastal Basin 1B
2016:, Sebastopol Times, Sebastopol, Ca., May 15, 1915
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2329:Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve
2172:Laguna Foundation report on historical hydrology
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1503:treatment of effluent from City of Santa Rosa
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2912:Tributaries of the Russian River (California)
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2162:Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation official site
1431:Looking east across the Laguna de Santa Rosa
1101:species and three endangered plants that are
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2314:Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
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2846:Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport
2389:Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
1845:built in 1919 and reconstructed in 1994
2922:Landforms of Sonoma County, California
2897:Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area
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2284:Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
2053:Soil Survey, Sonoma County, California
1974:
1929:"Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex"
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2379:Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
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2014:Laguna de Santa Rosa Drainage Project
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2239:Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
2229:Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
2219:Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
2134:"National Bridge Inventory Database"
2004:, Bay Nature, October–December, 2005
391:Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex
2887:Rivers of Sonoma County, California
2374:Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
2364:Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
2324:Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
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1401:Enhancing and Caring for the Laguna
1037:rise on the southern slopes of the
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2780:Austin Creek State Recreation Area
2404:Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
1384:treatment level of this wastewater
23:River in California, United States
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2882:Ramsar sites in the United States
2249:Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
2208:Ramsar sites in the United States
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1774:National Marine Fisheries Service
1348:reeds for constructing homes and
1322:western border (Stewart, 1943)".
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318:254 sq mi (660 km)
2394:Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
2344:Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
2304:Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
1460:the drainage area of the basin.
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1809:Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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142:Physical characteristics
1770:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1642:California freshwater shrimp
1299:amidst the wetlands east of
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1956:Admin, OEHHA (2018-06-07).
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1634:California tiger salamander
1488:Hydrology and water quality
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2061:Soil Conservation Service
1998:New Life for the Laguna:
1983:, Fifteen minute series,
1936:Sites Information Service
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1638:Ambystoma californiense
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310:22 mi (35 km)
220:260 ft (79 m)
2917:Wetlands of California
2892:Sebastopol, California
2369:Niagara River Corridor
2319:Francis Beidler Forest
2294:Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
2269:Congaree National Park
1958:"Laguna de Santa Rosa"
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1380:the city of Santa Rosa
709:Sewage Treatment Plant
302:46 ft (14 m)
281:38.47000°N 122.84083°W
199:38.31778°N 122.72250°W
1981:Santa Rosa Quadrangle
1650:Sebastopol meadowfoam
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2785:Doyle Community Park
2546:Laguna de Santa Rosa
2359:Laguna de Santa Rosa
2072:State of California
1758:Oncorhynchus kisutch
1690:Himantopus mexicanus
1654:Limnanthes vinculans
1079:wealth. A number of
1073:biologically diverse
996:Laguna de Santa Rosa
427:Laguna de Santa Rosa
286:38.47000; -122.84083
204:38.31778; -122.72250
29:Laguna de Santa Rosa
2114:. Ramsar Convention
1750:Oncorhynchus mykiss
1443:As recently as the
1437:Mayacamas Mountains
1287:, it crosses under
1151:Northern California
1043:Mayacamas Mountains
323:Basin features
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42:Mayacamas Mountains
2795:Fountaingrove Lake
2770:Annadel State Park
2536:Green Valley Creek
2031:2006-10-01 at the
1698:Athene cunicularia
1686:black-necked stilt
1630:endangered species
1549:endangered species
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1254:Cotati, California
1085:endangered species
404:Reference no.
18:Santa Rosa, Laguna
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2491:Big Sulphur Creek
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2399:San Francisco Bay
2274:Connecticut River
1724:). More than 200
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1674:Branta canadensis
1646:Syncaris pacifica
1439:in the background
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372:Protection status
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2790:Dry Creek Valley
2765:Alexander Valley
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2521:Dutch Bill Creek
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1742:tributaries
1702:great egret
1602:, seasonal
1600:floodplains
1572:temperature
1435:, with the
1409:stakeholder
1301:Forestville
1283:. East of
1219:values and
1190:river otter
1149:in coastal
1135:temperature
1060:Beyond its
1029:Description
949:River Road
688:Llano Road
559:US 101
488:US 101
328:Tributaries
284: /
272:122°50′27″W
248:Forestville
202: /
190:122°43′21″W
2876:Categories
2756:Parks and
2732:Sebastopol
2727:Santa Rosa
2702:Occidental
2667:Healdsburg
2622:Cloverdale
2531:Foss Creek
2526:Five Creek
2244:Caddo Lake
2144:2007-12-16
2000:Santa Rosa
1967:2018-11-08
1897:References
1823:corridor:
1798:Sebastopol
1794:wastewater
1664:including
1612:valley oak
1568:phosphorus
1529:Five Creek
1457:geomorphic
1433:floodplain
1413:ecological
1365:anadromous
1357:land grant
1285:Sebastopol
1277:Five Creek
1225:recreation
1167:endangered
1163:threatened
1131:phosphorus
1096:anadromous
1093:endangered
1089:threatened
1077:ecological
1055:stormwater
1023:black bass
824:Sebastopol
820:SR 12
750:Todd Road
647:Five Creek
396:Designated
366:Five Creek
315:Basin size
269:38°28′12″N
252:California
170:California
132:Sebastopol
128:Santa Rosa
108:California
2697:Monte Rio
2687:Mark West
2516:Dry Creek
2468:Watershed
1734:migration
1610:, upland
1316:tribelets
1237:nonprofit
1229:education
1213:watershed
1172:species,
1047:tributary
1004:watershed
187:38°19′4″N
79:Etymology
2717:Rio Nido
2617:Cazadero
2607:Calpella
2029:Archived
1941:25 April
1875:See also
1843:tee beam
1738:Salmonid
1662:avifauna
1604:wetlands
1593:riparian
1564:nitrogen
1560:sediment
1481:alkaline
1469:alluvium
1453:volcanic
1369:riparian
1361:railroad
1337:Laguna.
1233:research
1206:gray fox
1170:salmonid
1127:nitrogen
1123:sediment
1099:salmonid
1066:wildlife
246:east of
164:west of
89:Location
2747:Windsor
2737:Talmage
2672:Hopland
1815:Bridges
1776:of the
1726:species
1615:savanna
1586:Ecology
1576:mercury
1477:acidity
1445:Miocene
1423:Geology
1354:Mexican
1307:History
1217:habitat
1155:species
1147:wetland
1139:mercury
1103:endemic
1069:habitat
1035:streams
1000:wetland
94:Country
83:Spanish
2682:Korbel
2677:Jenner
2652:Graton
2642:Fulton
2627:Cotati
1934:Ramsar
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1716:) and
1648:) and
1596:forest
1578:, and
1376:sewage
1350:canoes
1275:, and
1244:Course
1235:. The
1231:, and
1204:, and
1198:bobcat
1194:coyote
1182:osprey
1141:, and
1039:Sonoma
510:Cotati
437:Legend
331:
307:Length
166:Cotati
154:
151:Source
136:Cotati
124:Cities
114:Region
2839:Other
2742:Ukiah
2112:(PDF)
1962:OEHHA
1730:birds
1622:marsh
1417:trail
1252:near
1159:birds
1111:biota
230:Mouth
104:State
2602:Asti
2120:2011
2095:2011
1985:USGS
1943:2018
1628:and
1626:rare
1619:tule
1606:and
1598:and
1558:for
1547:and
1545:rare
1535:and
1497:Tule
1471:and
1465:clay
1346:tule
1202:mink
1176:and
1174:bald
1165:and
1121:for
1109:and
1091:and
1083:and
1081:rare
1041:and
1019:PCBs
1013:The
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407:1930
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